Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia is a Mexican federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. Its creation has played a key role in preserving the Mexican cultural heritage. Its current national headquarters are housed in the Palace of the Marqués del Apartado.

INAH and the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura are tasked with cataloging and protecting monuments and buildings regarded as cultural patrimony. INAH is entrusted with 'archaeological' and 'historical' structures, zones and remnants, while INBAL is entrusted with 'artistic' buildings and monuments. Worthy edifices are catalogued in the Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicos e Históricos.